Synopsis
December, 1941. William R. Moule, American miner working in the Philippines, his wife who was expecting a baby, and their two young children found themselves trapped by the invading Japanese. Rather than go into a concentration camp - and believing that the war would soon be over - the Moules took to the mountains. God's Arms Around Us is an epic of courage and faith - the experiences of a family that survived nearly three and a half years of horror - fleeing the enemy, searching for food, building concealed shelters, and eventually enduring captivity. The baby was born while they were still in hiding. There was no possibility of a Robinson Crusoe-type survival - staying in one place and making the most of it. The Moules had to be on the move continually, climbing mountains, fording streams, trekking across strange terrain in the darkness with enemy planes overhead and patrols covering the paths. Yet through it all, very seldom did William Moule lose his Irish sense of humor, and very seldom did his wife, Marge, fail to smile with him. When malaria struck in 1943, they could no longer stay on the run. Captured, they were taken to Japanese garrisons, then to Camp Holmes, and later to Bilibid Prison in Manila. The Japanese tortured Moule in an attempt to uncover his part in guerrilla warfare and his acceptance of a commission in the United States Army. The infamous Bataan Death March is graphically related here, as described to Moule by a survivor. Throughout the harrowing years, the Moules never wavered from their trust in God - their certainty that He would keep His arms around them "Marge and I," say William Moule, "brought three little kids through an ordeal that most single men couldn't survive, but we had the will to survive, and we had faith."
About the Author
Books by William Moule: A Little Moule History God's Arms Around Us William R. Moule was born in Seattle, Washington in 1912. During the Depression, the sixteen-year-old boy struck out for himself, thumbing rides, hopping freight trains, and working at whatever offered survival throughout Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and California.A Little Moule History, volume one of Bill's story, captures all the growing-up hardships of "making it" in the years preceding 1937. After marrying his sweetheart, Marge, he took their young family to the Philippines to try his luck at mining. Once there, they soon found themselves trapped by the Japanese at the onset of World War II. For three and a half years, they fled the enemy, scrounging for food, building concealed shelters, and, after being captured, enduring the tortures of captivity.God's Arms Around Us, volume two, is Bill's epic of courage and faith, describing their harrowing struggle to survive and their implicit, unwavering trust and faith in God. On their return, Bill became a licensed painting contractor and opened his own shop, Moule's Paint and Glass, in Grass Valley, California, which he operated for and with his growing family of twelve children, until retiring in 1975.The Moule's large Catholic family grew to include everyone they came in contact with. There was always a table of food for anyone who came by, always a sympathetic ear for any problem, any time, night or day. Each in their quiet way, Bill through his strength and Marge through her love, they gave their time, their advice, and the inspiration of their unfailing convictions....Until September, 1989, when, on a trip through Nevada, a fatal car accident ended their lives together. Their lives were a blessing to all who were fortunate enough to know them.
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